Means for locking demountable rims to wheels



, "HARRY-B. PATTEN, or WEsTFIELD; INDIANA.

MEANS Fon itooirrive` DEMOUNTABLE Riivrs To vvrranris.y y l I' To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, HARRY B. PA'r'rnN, a

citizenof the ,UnitedStates residingV ati Westeld, in the county of Hamilton and State of- Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements .in Means for Locking Demountable, Rims to Vheels, 'of which the followingis a specification.V

vehicle wheels and rims and the primary ob* .ject ofthe invention is to 4provide an imi i vide a lock carried by the felly of the wheel ...with a tire rim so that movement of the tire with a vehicle wheel and rim at a-minidiametrically opposite to the tirevalve re-v ceiving 'opening having a bolt arranged to project through .the felly in engagement rim lin any direction onthe wheel will be prevented.

provide an improved type of bolt for 'envgagement with the tire rim and an improved means for actuatingv the bolt by a cylinder` lock mechanism.

A still further object of to provide an improved vmeans for holding a rim and tire on a vehicle rim against removal by unauthorized persons of the above character, which will be durable and eiiicient in use, one that is simple and easy tomanufacture,.and one which can be incorporated mum cost. l j v -With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings7 forming a part of this specification, in which drawings: l

Figure 1 is an elevation of a vehicle wheel rim and tire, showing the improved lock incorporated therewith.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary transverse seo tion through the vehicle wheel, rim and tire, showing the improved locking means for the rim associated with the wheel and rim and illustrating the'position of the bolt when in its operative position.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view through a portion of the lock showing the means for connecting the cam i Specification Iie'tters Patent. y

' ing the bolt in'- This'invention relates to attachments-for the invention ls hereinafter more fully appear.

Application led December *7, 1926. Serial No. 428,949.

armk being in raised 'position for .holdingthe' bolt in' its operative' position against'm'ovef vment.` 1

lFig'gure 4 is an renlarged ytrans-verse y.section through the vehicle ieuyahd'hhh jiqhkihg ih opposite direction from'Figure 2 and showitsloweredinoperative pogli; Y j

Flgu'e 5 S a fragmentary'elevationfofjf' .j

Patentedauhee, 19,22.

ahhh' of the hyhhderioch-wiih'hhe hhihfth rim construct-ed in accordance withqthisiin-f.

vention for receiving :the locking boltfl'g I;

Referring to the drawings,yihideiauyr whereinv similar lreference characters {desi-gnate corresponding parts throughout vthe several views,'the letter Ay` indicates `a",vel hicle' wheel, B, a rim,` Cjaftire,` land Dthev improved locking mechanism l'for thewheel' fand rim." I l .The wheel A may be of the ordina-ry or'. f

any preferred construction 'or'type andas",` y

shown includes 'the hub 10,` the 'felly `11;- and f c* y the 'connectingspokes12l .The'ffellyr 1`1-i`s A further object of the inventionl is to providedwith the usual Opening "131`for`the tire valve and at a pointdiametrically oppo-4 n site the opening 'the felly 'isl provided with a chamber 14 and a communicating passage'iI,"v

way' 15, the purpose of wliic'hfwill'be u here nafter more 'specifically' described.

usual demountable type and includes "the" body 16 which is mounted upon l"the felly band 17. The fellybandl? is providedfr with a Slot 18 which communicates whh the-'f chamber 14 for a purpose which wllVjSO..

As stated the rim is of the ordinaryconstruction with'` the exception of a `struck out portio-nj 'p19 which is adapted to'alignwith fthe sloty 18j. The struck out portion 19 is formed intl'ie rim d iametrically opposite the usual valve Y the opening 13 in the ordinary manner.

" The improved locking means D for the wheel and rim includes a cylinder` lock structure 22 having the case 23 thereof ar- .the valve 22 of which vispositioned through f ranged in the passage way 15 formed in the i' felly 11. in the passageway 15 by means of a screw As shown the case 23 is secured u 24, although any other preferred fastening means may be employed. Thecase 23.; ro-

tatably receives'the revolving-'plug which is provided with the usual vkeyway. rIhe plug and the case 23 contains a series of aligning chambers which are adaptedto receive the pintumblers`26. The pin tumblers 26 are normally urged into the revolving plug-25 bymeansot springs and followers' boi-t seis earriediby a ,rotatable .shaft ai ,adjacent to its inner end and the fingers 28` are arranged on oneside et the shatt 3l as clearlyidisclosed inFigures 2 andV 3 ot the drawings. The {bolts129 andthe inner end of theplug 25,)and kits cam arm 127' are arranged withinv ythe' chamber-1li andthe outer end` of'thefbolt 29 lis adaptedI to extend through the slot 18 ori'nedinthe portion 17 ottherimi. `The outer end ofthebolt is.

pro-vided.with a hooked terminal .S2-which -is adapted to engage over the portion 17 `ot the rim.y `The hookedeterminal 32 ,of the bolt 29forms head which is adapted to engage` in the struck out 1portion19 of the bedy 16. ot' the rim Then theheadf or hook 32 Yis positionedinthe ,struck out portion fl9 in -the I. riin, circumferential movement of vthe vrim on the ,telly is absolutely precluded,

and as ,the Arim is engaged atone point by thel tire 'valve V212 and at a diametrically opposite point the head or hook 32, movement of the rim laterallyon the Ytelly is also precludedf ltthus can be seenthatmovement of the rim off `ot the telly by' unauthorized persons will be eliminated.

lnoperation lof the improvedlock, the

key isinsertedin the keyway in the usual4 manne-r and when the tumblers have been 'moved from out of engagement .with the plug `25 the same` caiibe turned. This moves the cam arm 2f? in such a manner as to raise and lower the bolt 29 from into and out of operative position. -VKByreferring to Figure 3 of. the drawings, it can be seen that when the plug 25 isturnedin a counter clockwise direction, the arcuate end 30 of the cam arm 27 will engage the lowermost or innermost finger 28 and thus swing the bolt downclockwise direction, the curvedend 30 there- .of y'will' engage-the outermost inger` 28v and thus raise the tion. y

if preferred the outer end oft the case23 bolt 29 into operative posimay be .provided with external threads-for the Yreception of a threaded cap 35 which prevents the entrance of dirt yorthe like intothe keyway.

departing` from the spirit or'scope lotthis invention; but, Y- f i' Iclaim: v l. ln combination, a ywheel including a telly having achamber yformed therein, a rim removably arranged on said telly-having a struck out `portion tormed-thereinin alignment with said chamber, a'lock iitted inv said chamber including a bolt mounted for swinging'movement in said? chamber, a head it`ormed-on vsaid bolt adapted to engagein the struekout portion made in the rim, and

a cam carried by the lock structure arranged 2. `ltn combination, a vehicle wheel including a telly having a tire valve receiving,

to engage thebolt.

opening formed therein, and a chamber formed therein at a point diametrically opposite to said opening, a rimiremovably' afrranged on said 'telly having a struck out socket 'formed therein, and a lockA structure iitted in said chamber including -a.case, a revoluble plug, a cam, arm carried by the plug,v a hinged bolt, the bolthaving la hooked head formed therein arranged tof be brought into and out of. engagement with the socket wardly, TVfVhen the plug 25 is 'rotated in ra f v.65 Changes-in details may be `made without tormed in the rim and a pairo't outwardly extending spaced Fingers formed on itsopi posite end arranged to receivethecam arm therebetween, the revoluble plug having-ay keyway formed therein, and a cap detachably carried by said case. f l

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